Steelers Beat Titans in Season Opener
Someone give LenDale a towel. I think he might look to cover his face under one during his trip out of Pittsburgh.
On an evening in which Troy Polamalu went down to a knee wound, Wille Parker and the remaining Pittsburgh running back corps could not seem to get things going, and Hines Ward did one thing he hardly ever does - fumbled during a huge play scenario. Ben Roethlisberger was steady in the back field, took several sacks, although ultimately architected yet one more game winning drive to help Pittsburgh beat Tennessee 13-10 in the NFL season opener.
It did not begin nicely for Big Ben and crew; The Titans looked as good as ever and virtually locked the Steelers running game down.
Roethlisberger was composed under pressure, though. Yeah, he threw 2 picks (Brett Favre does it all the time, and there are people willing to kiss his feet when he comes into a room, so get over this).
But he moreover threw for 363 yards, including 60 yards on his final series of the game.
The team's defensive unit stepped up and performed when the chips were down, mainly when it came to special teams, where a blocked Rob Bironas field goal led to their lone touchdown of the night.
Of course, that play ended up costing them Troy Polamalu, however it only slowed them down for a minute or two.
If Hines Ward had either fallen down or turned slightly more quickly at the climax of his run in the 4th quarter, the game would have finished earlier.
Although this was too nice a contest to not end up in overtime. Both organizations had played hard, both teams had athletes sidelined to injury, and an extra period seemed the only just way to end things.
If, that is, you might deem pro football overtimes fair.
After Pittsburgh won the toss, Roethlisberger and company took advantage of a winded Tennessee defense, heading downfield for 63 yards to set up the game-winning field goal. - 2361
On an evening in which Troy Polamalu went down to a knee wound, Wille Parker and the remaining Pittsburgh running back corps could not seem to get things going, and Hines Ward did one thing he hardly ever does - fumbled during a huge play scenario. Ben Roethlisberger was steady in the back field, took several sacks, although ultimately architected yet one more game winning drive to help Pittsburgh beat Tennessee 13-10 in the NFL season opener.
It did not begin nicely for Big Ben and crew; The Titans looked as good as ever and virtually locked the Steelers running game down.
Roethlisberger was composed under pressure, though. Yeah, he threw 2 picks (Brett Favre does it all the time, and there are people willing to kiss his feet when he comes into a room, so get over this).
But he moreover threw for 363 yards, including 60 yards on his final series of the game.
The team's defensive unit stepped up and performed when the chips were down, mainly when it came to special teams, where a blocked Rob Bironas field goal led to their lone touchdown of the night.
Of course, that play ended up costing them Troy Polamalu, however it only slowed them down for a minute or two.
If Hines Ward had either fallen down or turned slightly more quickly at the climax of his run in the 4th quarter, the game would have finished earlier.
Although this was too nice a contest to not end up in overtime. Both organizations had played hard, both teams had athletes sidelined to injury, and an extra period seemed the only just way to end things.
If, that is, you might deem pro football overtimes fair.
After Pittsburgh won the toss, Roethlisberger and company took advantage of a winded Tennessee defense, heading downfield for 63 yards to set up the game-winning field goal. - 2361
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